Books in Little wonder books series

Children will love learning their 123 and beyond with this exciting introduction to numbers and counting. Inside are bright, vivid photographs of hundreds of child-friendly, easily recognizable objects, animals and more for them to look at and count. Much more than just a number book, each photograph has a clear text label which also helps children to build their general vocabulary. With matching and seek-and-find pages to have fun with, too, this is an ideal book to help children develop their essential number skills.

To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday of a lifetime, sharing one thrilling adventure after another.Asleep since dinosaurs roamed the earth, the ill-tempered, odd--looking Psammead --with his spider-shaped body, bat's ears, and snail's eyes --grudgingly agrees to grant the children one wish per day. Soon, though the children discover that their wishes have a tendancy to turn out quite differnetly than expected. Whatever they wish whether it's to fly like a bird, live in a mighty castle, or have an immense fortune --something goes terribly wrong, hilariously wrong.Then an accidental wish has horrible consequences, and the children are faced with a difficult choice: to let an innoncent manbe charged with a crime or to lose for all time their gift of magical wishes. Five Children and It is on of E. Nesbit's most beloved tales of enchantment. This deluxe gift edition, featuring twelve beautiful watercolor paintings by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, is sure to be treasured addition to every family's library.

Wonder Book #538 Let's Play Indian opens with: "All Little boys and girls want to be something special when they grow up. Tommy wants to be a fireman and wear a red hat. Betty wants to be a nurse and put bandages on. Eddie wants to be a policeman and blow a whistle. But when Suzie grows up she wants to be an Indian. And the more she is told to sit quietly --and to keep her pinafore clean --And not step in puddles-- The more she wants to be an Indian! Not a quite well behaved Indian either ..." story and pictures by Madye Lee Chastain copyright 1950 Approx 8.25" tall, 44 unnumbered pages and a sewn binding. Illustrated end papers. NO cover price on front of book

Here is one of the great American novels, illustrated by one of this country's most distinguished artists.Readers will enjoy the antics of that irrepressible boy-hero, Tom, who lies to his Aunt Polly and still is forgiven, wins the heart of Becky Thatcher by getting whipped at school, gets out of whitewashing a fence by tricking his friends into doing it, and has dangerous adventures with his sidekick Huckleberry Finn but emerges unscathed.Barry Moser's seventeen unforgettable watercolors bring Mark Twain's beloved novel to life in this deluxe gift edition that readers will want to return to again and again.